An overview of environmental energy harvesting by thermoelectric generators

M Feng, S Lv, J Deng, Y Guo, Y Wu, G Shi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting sustainable energy from environmental energy through thermoelectric
generators to uninterruptedly generate clean electricity offers a potential solution to the …

Performance enhancement of solar collectors—A review

S Suman, MK Khan, M Pathak - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Given rapid depletion of conventional energy sources and environmental degradation
caused by their over exploitation, the renewable energy sources are believed to be the …

Solar-driven polygeneration systems: Recent progress and outlook

A Kasaeian, E Bellos, A Shamaeizadeh, C Tzivanidis - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar energy exploitation is an important weapon for facing critical problems such as fossil
fuel depletion, global warming and the increasing energy demand due to the new lifestyle …

A review of solar energy based heat and power generation systems

A Modi, F Bühler, JG Andreasen, F Haglind - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar energy based technologies has attracted increased interest in recent
times in order to satisfy the various energy demands of our society. This paper presents a …

Nanofluids-based solar collectors as sustainable energy technology towards net-zero goal: Recent advances, environmental impact, challenges, and perspectives

Z Said, M Iqbal, A Mehmood, TT Le, HM Ali… - … and Processing-Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewables are believed to be the future energy sources, given conventional energy
sources' rapid depletion and environmental degradation. Among these, the ones used to …

Study of different heat exchange technologies influence on the performance of thermoelectric generators

S Lv, W He, Q Jiang, Z Hu, X Liu, H Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A key challenge in thermoelectric power conversion is to create a significant temperature
difference (Δ T) across the thermoelectric generator (TEG). And one approach to create a …

Performance analysis on a solar concentrating thermoelectric generator using the micro-channel heat pipe array

G Li, G Zhang, W He, J Ji, S Lv, X Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Micro-channel heat pipe can convert the low heat flux to the high heat flux by changing the
ratio of the evaporator area to the condenser area and has a higher heat transfer …

A review of power generation with thermoelectric system and its alternative with solar ponds

LC Ding, A Akbarzadeh, L Tan - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
By using the Seebeck effect to produce electrical voltage, thermoelectric as a highly
scalable, stationary and silent heat engine has undergone a state of vigorous research …

Evaluation of solar thermal system configurations for thermoelectric generator applications: A critical review

K Karthick, S Suresh, MMMD Hussain, HM Ali… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have become a notable topic for research in the last three
decades. TEG is a promising element in the field of renewable energy in this age of ever …

Ultrafast and efficient photothermal conversion for sunlight-driven thermal-electric system

Y Zhang, GG Gurzadyan, MM Umair, W Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric battery is effective in converting thermoelectricity based on Seebeck effect.
As an all-solid-state energy conversion model, this battery is highly significant in improving …